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born 1977 South Africa
Senzeni Marasela (born 11 February 1977) is a South African visual artist born in Thokoza who works across different media, combining performance, photography, video, prints, textiles, and embroidery in mixed-media installations. She obtained a BA in Fine Arts at the Wits School of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg in 1998.
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When you don't have representation as an artist in the modern art world, it becomes very difficult to move further
When one Black woman succeeds, it is somehow assumed that she represents all of us, that one success is enough for everyone.
In my view, mining is the source of decay of Black families
The borders between real and unreal are fluid
Where can we exist in a space where Black feminism doesn’t have to be sanctioned by white women or Black men?
The process of waiting is very personal for Black women, as we wait for different things.
We need more art education in early childhood development, across the continent
I would really like to see many more Black women remain in the arts.
Is it ever possible for Black feminism to exist outside Black patriarchy?
The only woman we knew who occupied public space was Winnie Mandela, and she was vilified. We were taught not to be like her, and to become a particular type of woman.
I think Africans in those spaces assimilate through clothing first, and then they learn the language
Whereas in other cultures family photographs are celebrated, we had to hide ours – from the police
We’re still missing spaces where African artists can come together and talk about their practices
Women use other women as mirrors to gauge their place or relevance in terms of beauty, wealth, and status
The continent will have to disappear in order for African Art to be called something else
Our voices become so small, despite the fact that Africa is an entire continent made up of fifty-four countries
I work every day, full-time, and I think that's why I'm quite prolific in production
If people like me remain absent from major collections, then we risk becoming nothing more than a footnote in that history
I feel the need personally to participate in writing Black women’s history
One of the biggest problems is that Black women are often seen as a group rather than as individual artists with individual careers
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